HSE HSG168 — Fire safety in construction (3rd edition, 2022)

Provisions the documents cite: paras 118–132 (hot works; permit-to-work systems at 127–132)

What it requires

Design out hot works where possible; where unavoidable, manage under a formal PTW system (para 127). Para 129 lists what a hot-work permit should contain (location and nature of work, time and duration, permit validity limits, precautions before/during/after, alarm procedure, person in control, person authorising and closing). Fire-watch expectations: continuous watch for at least an hour after hot work ends plus a further check two hours after, and hot works complete two hours before end of the working day. Higher-risk buildings: hot works justified to the PD/PC and run under a strict PC-controlled PTW system.

The instrument itself: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg168.htm. The summary above is our plain-English reading, not the text of the instrument — always work from the source.

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